League Play-Off

Dragons den
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Philip Tarrant started the match with the kick off. Jamese Veitch made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Remington Brooks in the 6th minute of play. Birrell Batterham received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Kenneth Plank tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kenneth Plank showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Philip Tarrant, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. With a little luck, TheRockets's Jamese Veitch got control of the ball when Dwight Smalley tried to sneak it across the goal line. 17 minutes into the match, TheRockets's goalkeeper Jamese Veitch had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Olin Beverley. 18 minutes into the game, Remington Brooks was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Elite FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave TheRockets the free kick. After 18 played minutes Elite FC got a freekick which was hit by Remington Brooks. A hard shot 24 in the game by Dwight Smalley from a close distance when the talented Jamese Veitch managed to make a qualified save. TheRockets's players were relieved. An unexpectedly hard shot by Remington Brooks in the 27th minute of play forced TheRockets's goalkeeper Jamese Veitch to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Dakota Shortis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Jamese Veitch made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Dwight Smalley sent off a good shot on target. TheRockets's Jamese Veitch played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Darrell Dowling in the 32nd minute of play. After 33 minutes, Dalwood Biddell mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Elite FC and the TheRockets players grew even worse after the yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Birrell Batterham in the 36th minute of play forced Elite FC's goalkeeper Kenneth Plank to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dakota Shortis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Kenneth Plank tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Birrell Batterham sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When TheRockets's Philip Tarrant in the 44th minute got a chance for a shot 44th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Elite FC's goalie prevented a goal. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Remington Brooks made the kick off in the second half. If Remington Brooks had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dwight Smalley kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. If Remy Fynn had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Philip Tarrant had several of the Elite FC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 69 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-2 score and a disappointed Kenneth Plank as he didn't even see the shot coming. TheRockets's Douglas Quigley got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dakota Shortis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kenneth Plank showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Philip Tarrant in the 77th minute of the match. 80 minutes into the game, Darrell Dowling cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Jamese Veitch was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 84th play minute Dakota Shortis came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Kenneth Plank. 1-3. Bryson Smalley fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kenneth Plank having to interfere. Kenneth Plank was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Birrell Batterham showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-4 in the 88 minute of play. In the 92nd minute, Dwight Smalley ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jamese Veitch was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-4.